Palettes / Colors / #EEDBCD

#EEDBCD — Pale Muted Brown

#EEDBCD is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: bisque (#FFE4C4) — not an exact match. CSS bisque gives you #FFE4C4, a different color; use #EEDBCD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EEDBCD is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEE1EE; it also sits naturally between #EECED0 and #EEEBCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EEDBCD

.text { color: #EEDBCD; }
.background { background-color: #EEDBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 219, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 219, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 219, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDBCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDBCD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEE1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDBCD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EEDBCD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEDBCD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDBCC  ·  #EEDBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDBCD?

#EEDBCD is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 238, 219, 205). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDBCD?

#EEDBCD is RGB 238, 219, 205 — HSL 25°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDBCD?

Its complement is #CEE1EE; analogous partners are #EECED0 and #EEEBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDBCD for text?

Black text on #EEDBCD has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.